Like Bullock, Bier was compelled by the story’s presentation of motherhood, its attention to unconventional families, as well as its unique cinematic resonance. “There are themes of motherhood, themes that are distinctly feminine, and therefore those movies tend to get put in the same category.” I want to say there’s a part of me that feels that the comparison actually has much more to do with having two female leads in a world where there are very few female leads,” the director said. Was Bier aware of A Quiet Place, and the connections that would be drawn? “Yes, of course I was aware of it,” she said, stressing that in truth, these two films couldn’t be more different. In John Krasinski’s thriller, it’s sound that will do you in in Bird Box, it’s a different sense altogether. “Ī film using the senses for its own cinematic devices, Bier’s latest has naturally elicited comparisons to A Quiet Place-another film represented at The Contenders LA today. It shows you that family is who shows up and risks themselves to make sure the people they love are OK. “To have someone who’s that cut off then be forced to be the sole caretaker of human beings that she didn’t want to begin with, what does that bring out of you-and what is family?” the actress posed, appearing onstage along with Bier and co-star Trevante Rhodes. Reluctant to be a mother, it’s Malorie’s self-centered approach to survival that offers a starting point for the character to transform. Interestingly, what was initially so distancing about Malorie for the film’s star-her cold indifference to the children in front of her-became the part of the character that drew her in later on. In this post-apocalyptic world, to take the blindfolds off would be to risk insanity and even death. 1ĭirected by Bier from Eric Heisserer’s script, Bird Box follows Malorie (Bullock), a woman who joins a pair of children in making her way through a dystopian setting along a river-all while blindfolded. 'Heartstopper' Season 2 Debuts In Second Place On Netflix Top 10 TV List 'The Lincoln Lawyer' Soars Back To No.
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